Criminalising Dissent
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Are the new criminal law bills really anti-colonial? Here’s why experts say no
Home Minister Amit Shah promised that the bills would overhaul our criminal justice system. However, the proposed reforms may be colonial in spirit too.
Vineet Bhalla
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FIRs over Aurangzeb WhatsApp statuses reflect poorly on the police as hate speech faces no action
Either the police cannot differentiate between free speech and hate speech, or believe that opinions contradicting the ruling establishment must be shut down.
Vijay Hiremath
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China’s crackdown on pro-democracy movement has made political participation a crime in Hong Kong
Authorities recently arrested more than 50 activists in early morning raids under the territory’s six-month-old national security law.
Brendan Clift, The Conversation
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Yogendra Yadav says BJP won’t get majority, Prashant Kishor predicts 300+. What’s their reasoning?
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BJP moves Supreme Court against Calcutta HC order restraining derogatory ads about Trinamool
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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Writer Neel Mukherjee reflects on Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Glass Palace’ as a new edition is released
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A writer travels across India to understand the country’s shift towards authoritarianism
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A letter to Anand Teltumbde, on his way to jail
‘You are being sent to jail because you are part of a tidal wave of dissent against this government and what it has done to Indian democracy.’
Vijay Prashad & Sudhanva Deshpande
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‘Tukde, tukde gang’: How the BJP has used misinformation in the JNU sedition case to stifle dissent
Most recently, Adityanath and his government cracked the whip on private universities, warning them against ‘anti-national’ activities.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Bruised but not broken: Bail for Delhi professor GN Saibaba is a boost for all rights activists
The wheelchair-bound academic has been a fierce critic of violations during the crackdown on alleged Maoists in Bastar
Vernon Gonsalves
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another